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Former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned in 2019 protesting the curbs on free expression in Jammu and Kashmir, joined the Congress on Monday, saying only the party can steer India in the right direction amid rising attacks on democratic voices

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi unveiled a statue of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at Shimla’s Ridge on Monday. Singh, a six-time CM fondly known as ‘Raja Saab’, was celebrated for his humility, mass connect, and five-decade-long political legacy

Jadcherla MLA J Anirudh Reddy opposed the reported re-entry of former MLA Erra Shekhar into the Congress, citing his controversial past. He said several party MLAs were against taking back leaders who had earlier deserted the party

Discontent grows across Telangana as Congress fails to deliver on promises to BCs, Muslims, employees, farmers, and unemployed youth. Delayed reservations, disputed land allotments, and unresolved arrears could influence voter sentiment in the Jubilee Hills by-election and local body polls.

BJP workers staged a protest in Mancherial demanding action against Congress leaders and police officials allegedly linked to the suicide of party mandal president Eta Madhukar. The protest included burning an effigy of the State government.

Educationist and food connoisseur Mahbub Alam Khan urged the Congress government to take strict action against land grabbers who allegedly encroached upon the Erragadda graveyard in Hyderabad. He said encroachments have blocked the main entrance and sought HYDRAA’s intervention to clear them

In Medak, BRS district president and former MLA M Padma Devendar Reddy launched the 'Baaki card' campaign, accusing the Congress government of failing to deliver on key election promises such as Rythu Bharosa payments, loan waivers, and incentives.

Former MP Nama Nageswara Rao accused the Congress government of failing to legalise BC reservations and neglecting BC rights. He called on activists to highlight the issue, while BC associations staged protests in Telangana demanding protection of their rights

Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy, who defected from BRS to Congress post the 2024 MP elections, now faces disqualification threats and political isolation. Despite joining Congress, he remains distant from both parties, leaving voters and leaders guessing his next move.

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi staged a “Chalo Bus Bhavan” protest against the Telangana RTC fare hike, with leaders boarding buses and facing police detention. K T Rama Rao criticised the government for curbing protests and vowed to continue the agitation

The Congress’s choice of Naveen Yadav as its Jubilee Hills bypoll candidate has triggered dissent among senior leaders, especially Anjan Kumar Yadav. Party insiders say the decision overlooks seniority, deepening factional tensions within the Telangana Congress unit.

Several Congress workers, led by former Mallepally sarpanch Jagadishwar and his wife Shivaleela, joined BRS in Sangareddy in the presence of MLA Chintha Prabhakar. Leaders allege Congress threats failed, and many workers are returning ahead of local body elections

BRS has announced Maganti Sunitha as its Jubilee Hills by-election candidate, while Congress and BJP are yet to declare theirs. Committees in both parties are recommending candidates, with announcements expected in the next two to three days

Andhra Pradesh has accelerated the Polavaram-Banakacherla project to divert Godavari waters to Rayalaseema by 2027. While Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claims the project is legal, Telangana has gone silent on its earlier objections, and Karnataka has entered the dispute.

Former Minister T. Harish Rao, while campaigning in Jubilee Hills, accused the Congress government of failing to deliver on its election promises and urged voters to defeat it in the upcoming bypoll. He highlighted unfulfilled schemes, alleged vote-buying, and neglect of minority welfare.

BRS leader T. Harish Rao accused both the Congress and BJP of betraying Telangana, alleging that neither helped the State despite winning multiple Lok Sabha seats. He likened Modi and Revanth Reddy’s bond to “Chote Bhai, Bade Bhai,” calling their rule anti-Telangana.

In a significant political development ahead of the local body elections, the BRS district unit in Medak welcomed several defectors from BJP and Congress. Former Minister T Harish Rao, who received them alongside ex-MLA M Padma Devendar Reddy, criticised the Congress-led government for misgovernance and alleged neglect of rural administration.

The Jubilee Hills by-election, necessitated by the demise of MLA Maganti Gopinath, has seen the BRS take an early lead by announcing Maganti Sunitha as its candidate. Meanwhile, Congress and BJP are yet to finalize their nominees amid internal rivalries and strategic delays.

Bellampalli MLA G Vinod is facing criticism from locals and Congress cadres for staying away from his constituency and neglecting poll promises. Party workers allege he is living mostly in Hyderabad, making people travel for grievances and causing resentment

As the Congress government invites bids to repair the Medigadda barrage ahead of local body elections, its leaders revisit years of criticism against the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. From Rahul Gandhi’s corruption allegations to Revanth Reddy’s calls for reconstruction and Uttam Kumar Reddy’s scathing remarks on financial waste, the KLIP remains a political flashpoint in Telangana’s irrigation narrative.